Space Science Links for Teachers and Students:
Cosmology and CMB:
- An Introduction to the CMB - https://background.uchicago.edu/%7ewhu/beginners/introduction.html
- A tutorial on the physics of the CMB by Wayne Hu of the University of Chicago.
- Cosmology Tutorial - https://www.astro.ucla.edu/%7ewright/cosmolog.htm
- A college level tutorial on cosmology by WMAP Science Team member Ned Wright of UCLA.
- Cambridge Cosmology - https://www.damtp.cam.ac.uk/research/gr
- Brought to you by Cambridge University.
- History of Cosmology - https://history.aip.org/exhibits/cosmology/index.htm
- A site by the Center for History of Physics, a Division of the American Institute of Physics.
General astronomy:
- Astronomy Picture of the Day - https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html
- Each day a different image or photograph of our universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.
Educational sites of other NASA missions:
- Chandra X-Ray Observatory - https://chandra.harvard.edu/edu/index.html
- The NASA Great Observatory for studying the X-ray universe.
- Hubble Space Telescope - https://hubblesite.org/
- The NASA Great Observatory for studying the optical universe.
- Spitzer Space Telescope (SIRTF Infrared Observatory) - https://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/
- The NASA optical observatory for studying the infrared universe.
- Other NASA Missions - https://www.nasa.gov/missions/
- A complete linked list of past, present and future missions flown by the Office of Space Science at NASA Headquarters.
- NASA Astrophysics Research - https://universe.gsfc.nasa.gov/
- A List of current NASA projects studying Astrophysics.
- NASA Science - https://science.nasa.gov
- Information about NASA's science, education, and public outreach activities at NASA Science.
Educational Resources:
- Astronomy Education at the AAS - https://aas.org/education
- A portal to educational projects sponsored by the American Astronomical Society.
- Astronomy Education at the ASP - https://astrosociety.org/education-outreach/
- A portal to educational projects sponsored by the Astronomical Society of the Pacific.
- CERES Project - https://btc.montana.edu/ceres/
- An extensive collection of activities from Montana State University, many tied to NASA themes.
- Google Earth- add on - https://earth.google.com
- Download these KMZ files to view in Google Earth 4.2 or greater (Places menu) for a view of the Cosmic Microwave Sky.
- Universe Forum - https://www.cfa.harvard.edu/seuforum/
- 2009 Archive of educational resources and ready made presentations on Cosmology- for teachers, scientists and informal educators.
- NASA Quest - https://quest.arc.nasa.gov
- Home of NASA's K-12 Internet Initiative for educational resources.
- NASA Educational Services - https://www.nasa.gov/offices/education/about/index.html
- Communicate with other teachers on the Web through this site.
- The Known Universe- a movie - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17jymDn0W6U
- American Museum of Natural History produced trip to the edge of the visible universe 6:31 min.
- Astronomy Education Resources - https://astro.washington.edu/outreach
- A K-12 Outreach Project at the University of Washington.
- National Air and Space Museum - https://airandspace.si.edu//
- The name says it all.
- Careers in Astronomy - https://aas.org/careers/career-in-astronomy
- An on-line pamphlet maintained by the American Astronomical Society.